ST Engineering and MSI Global, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Land Transport Authority (LTA) in Singapore, today announced that they have inked a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to foster joint ... ( read original story ...)
Baby civets captured by monkey and other wildlife sightings around Singapore
In our Wildlife Around Singapore series, we share interesting flora and fauna that have been sighted around the island. ( read original story ...)
IPO Market In India On Boom: Here’s A Look At Upcoming IPOs In October 2021
According to SEBI, at least 35 companies have filed papers to launch IPOs by December. So far, 42 IPOs were launched in the first 9 months of 2021. Read on. ( read original story ...)
Sompo Singapore to use drones in future property risk assessments
The insurer recently obtained the necessary license from CAAS. Risk assessments for corporate clients of Sompo Insurance Singapore may now be carried out by drone as the insurer announced that it ... ( read original story ...)
Unveiling its 15-year manifesto for sustainability, NTU Singapore charts its course for carbon neutrality and societal impact
Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) has announced its Sustainability Manifesto, which will propel its wide-ranging ... ( read original story ...)
Subsea cable planned to import green power from Indonesia to S’pore, SP partners France’s EDF
The power firms aim to widen interconnection to other clean energy sources in Indonesia.. Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)
Singapore multiple user-factory rents increase for the first time in two years
Rents inched up 1.6% to S$1.80 per square foot per month. A recent report by Knight Frank reveals that for the first time in two years, median rents of multiple-user factories in Singapore expanded in ... ( read original story ...)
Standard Chartered targets Singaporean millennials in new ‘smart card’
Cardholders can earn up to 6% cashback first when used in digital subscriptions. Standard Chartered has the Standard Chartered Smart Credit Card, the Bank’s first carbon neutral card in Singapore, to ... ( read original story ...)
Data Vantage: Megatrends fuels IoT startups’ growth in the region
Singapore-based Internet of Things (IoT ... Much of this growth is expected to be driven by increased investments in 4G/LTE and 5G, reduced IoT sensor costs and government support. Government spending ... ( read original story ...)
UnaBiz Raises US$25 Million in Series B Funding Led by SPARX Group
Other investors for the round include CDIB, G K Goh, and Thaioil SINGAPORE, Oct. 12, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- UnaBiz, Singapore-based massive Internet of Things (IoT) service provider, has raised over ... ( read original story ...)
RWS in Singapore fined over internal controls: CRA report
The company is a subsidiary of Genting Singapore Ltd, and is one half of Singapore’s casino duopoly. The fine was for “failure to implement a system of internal controls approved by the Authority” as ... ( read original story ...)
10 more COVID-19 deaths, 2,263 new cases in Singapore
SINGAPORE: Singapore reported 2,263 new COVID-19 cases as of noon on Monday (Oct 11) as 10 more people died from complications due to the virus. This is the second day that the caseload has gone below ... ( read original story ...)
More funds eye Paytm IPO; govt may rethink safe harbour rules
Some European funds that were looking to invest in Ant Group’s IPO, which was later scrapped by the Chinese government, have also held talks with Paytm owing to the digital payments boom in India,” ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore said to canvass wealth circles on tax ideas
MAS chief Ravi Menon said in July that expanding levies on the rich may be needed to address wealth disparity.. Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s UOB and Signum Capital said to launch $50m crypto fund
Singapore-listed lender United Overseas Bank (UOB) and local venture firm Signum Capital have teamed up to launch a $50-million cryptocurrency fund, according to several people close to the ... ( read original story ...)
Amazon Report: Singapore’s MSMEs Generate 45% of B2C eCommerce Exports
The annual value of business-to-consumer (B2C) eCommerce exports from Singapore will be around $1.03 billion in 2021, per a report from Amazon. ( read original story ...)